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Wild Man Fischer

Wild Man Fischer

Born: November 6, 1944
Died: June 16, 2011
in Los Angeles, California, USA
Lawrence "Larry" Wayne "Wild Man" Fischer was an American street performer known for offering erratic, acapella performances of "new kinds of songs" for a nickel or a dime each on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Most of his life was spent homeless or institutionalized, and he later became regarded as "the godfather of outsider music". In 1968, he recorded a double album, An Evening with Wild Man Fischer, that was produced by Frank Zappa for the Bizarre label.

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From Straight to Bizarre
Title: From Straight to Bizarre
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2012
Type: Movie
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Documentary about the rise and fall of Frank Zappa's record labels, Bizarre and Straight which featured a collection of acts that included: Alice Cooper, The GTOs, and Wild Man Fischer.
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Derailroaded
Title: Derailroaded
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 2005
Type: Movie
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A documentary on the life and music of manic-depressive, paranoid-schizophrenic cult music icon Wild Man Fischer.
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Larry 'Wild Man' Fischer
Title: Larry 'Wild Man' Fischer
Character: Self
Released: April 27, 2002
Type: Movie
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A street singer living on the obscure fringes of the L.A. subculture, in early 1968, Wild Man would sing anyone an original song for a dime. He offered these improvised and somewhat off-key ditties to anybody who'd listen.
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Frank Zappa
Title: Frank Zappa
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 11, 1971
Type: Movie
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The Documentary centers around Zappa at home, and on Tour. The amazing thing is that Zappa allowed a guy with a camera to film the band at the Fillmore West w/ Flo and Eddie. There are times when the camera man seems to be on the stage. The performance is recorded from only one camera angle. There are only 4-5 songs presented here.....and Zappa referring to the Fillmore West as the ‘Psychedelic Dungeon’ is priceless………..It is a great piece of history.
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